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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1897
Page
1
The article praises a season's shirt waists, noting the leaders surpassed in beauty and design. It states they are unlike anything seen before and deserve credit to their designers as distinctively new creations.
The notice touts light airy fabrics such as Zephyr with gauzy textures and lace effects in pale hues like mihivlotrope greens and rose pinks. It highlights black grounds with floral sprays and embroidered weaves and offers serge waist made garments for dressy sombre options, inviting customers to view and learn more.
Washington reports diplomats from major nations monitor the tariff bill as it moves through Congress. Britain Germany France and Argentina weigh potential effects on trade while Canada and Spain note limited responses. A separate incident notes a boy seized by men from a moving freight train near Philadelphia.
April 4 report says Royal A. Murray, an even-year-old son of Jacob N. Murray of Lancaster, was seized by tramps and carried from his home in this city. Police seek suspects and urge public help in locating the boy and identifying those responsible.
James Harding aged 60 of Harding & Dubois wholesale shoe dealers was found dead in a furnished brothel room in Philadelphia after a gas burner was left on. A unknown woman, about her age, lay unconscious beside him. she was taken to St Joseph's hospital and believed to recover. Harding had long been active in local business and coopering. his wife had died years earlier.
Dispatches from Constantinople Rome and Paris outline a plan for Cretan autonomy while powers order a pacific blockade of Athens. In Crete, disarming Bashi Bazouks proceeds with Turkish authorities holding three Greeks captured at Akrotiri despite admiral orders.
Harrisburg reports the legislature faces a light bill load while plans advance revenue bills. Bliss proposes a half cent per gallon beer tax and one cent on foreign beer, aiming to raise over a million yearly. a bicycle tax proposal may net funds for road uses.
The Richardson building, the citys largest in Chattanooga and among the Souths, burned completely in the early hours. Watchmen woke sleeping workers on the sixth floor but two men, Boyd Ewing and architect & M. Patton, perished. Ewing fell attempting a fire escape while Patton remained trapped in ruins. Ten offices and stores occupied the structure with total loss around 1 000 000 and insured about 200 000.
The celebrated German composer Johann Brahma died in Vienna yesterday morning at age 64. He was renowned for his contributions to German music and remains a leading figure in classical composition.
Arrived ships include La Bre tagne from Havre Alsatia Genoa Pennsylvania from Hamburg Flaxmen from Santos Orinoco Hermida Triniad Co Niceto Cienfuegos Pahama Vera Cruz Galileo London Burgermeiater Petersen Bremen Salerno Santos expected to berth and clear customs.
In Wikenstarre Pennsylvania on April 4 a 1 year old driver employed in Kingston Coal Company mines was crushed to death when a car jumped the track.
At the Springfield convention of organized and unorganized miners resolutions denounced the Dingley bill proposed tariff rise on coal from 40 to 74 cents per ton. They argued exports exceed imports by 21000 tons and a higher tariff could invite retaliation harming American miners whose product is cheaper than European coal.
The USS Vesuvius stopped a Cuban expedition from leaving Fernandina Florida. It seized the Alexander Jones of Wilmington North Carolina and identified a Bermuda vessel outside three miles. Authorities moved to detain the Bermuda but lacked jurisdiction. plan allegedly involved armo and provisions transfer to Hermuda.
Labor unrest spreads as Oliver Bros mill on Tenth street plans to reopen with new pay scales after a 10 cent per ton reduction. Puddlers refuse work, A M Byers Co closes mill, and Mackintosh and Hemphill workers resist a 10 percent cut and longer hours. unions may join the dispute across Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers and related groups.
In Cipelnnatl on April 4 officials warn of potential trouble at municipal elections tomorrow. Allegations claim a fund-raising fire alert was triggered by an agent of "the bogaer" with an investigation to follow the vote. Corruption is alleged in the water works project costing millions.
April reports from Bellefonte Stroudsburg and Ridgeway describe widespread wildfires in the Pocono and Blue Ridge regions. Windy, dry conditions and dense smoke hinder efforts as crews fight flames threatening timberlands and nearby camps.
William P Bloom later confessed to arson spanning five years across Chicago Windsor Port Huron Mount Clemens Detroit and other locales He claimed to have set grain elevators buildings and about fifty railroad cars ablaze during various incidents including the Chicago railroad strike.
Topeka April 4 Lieutenant Governor Percy Daniels has formed a bureau of information among leading Democratic Populist figures in Kansas. The group aims to promote a plan to tax subordinate wealth and push for a federal constitutional amendment allowing Congress to levy such a tax, with national public interest to follow.
A fire destroyed the Portland Paper Company's Cilbertville mill early yesterday, causing losses estimated near $100,000. Local authorities and investigators will probe the blaze to determine its cause and assess damage to the facility and surrounding area.
Morning report notes rain then clearing skies with a forecast for the week. Fire damage looms in forest areas as legislative and market briefs run through the day. Editorials and local notices touch on council business and community events across West Side and Suburban pages.
An official denial was issued here this year after a Lisbon report copied from The Daily Mall London claimed Delage Hay was leased to Great Britain for thirty years at an annual rent of four pounds. The Cape Town dispatch cautions that the rumor lacks confirmation and cites no formal agreement.
New Haven April 4 John Penn Brock of Germantown Pa has been chosen captain of Yale freshmen crew Brock leads the squad in the owl caveman era with the crew.
Reports from Havana describe Gomez as seen flying before his enemies at the headquarters of Captain General Weyler. The dispatch details the insurgent leader’s movements and the reactions of Spanish forces as combat continues in Cuba.
Washington April d Representative Corlies of Michigan introduced a joint resolution in the house to revoke all orders extending the application of civil service laws issued by President Cleveland during the last administration.
In the Middle States and New England today expect cloudy to partly cloudy skies with winds from the southeast and south and rain, followed by clearing in the southwest by night. Tuesday brings partly cloudy to fair skies, cooler temperatures, and westerly to northwesterly winds, with rain on the New England coasts before clearing.
Fire destroyed the flouring mill of Kubbach and Seaman in Honertale along with 5 000 bushels of corn and stock. Loss estimated at 15 0000 with insurance around 35 000. The Kimble mill was a longtime town industry led by John Kuhbach, a former Pennsylvania legislator.
Joseph Casper of Mineraville was fatally mangled in a Lytle colliery explosion as Megan attempted to ignite his fuse with a struck match. Homer T. Dumars died after a street fight in Erie with Henry Bublinger charged with murder. autopsy cites fatal kicking.
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